# 2024 ACC men's basketball tournament

The 2024 ACC men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Atlantic Coast Conference held at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., from March 12 to 16, 2024. It was the 71st annual edition of the tournament. The NC State Wolfpack won the title as the tenth seed, winning five games in five days to become tournament champions. They were the lowest seed to win the tournament and the first team to win five games in five days since UConn accomplished the feat to win the 2011 Big East Tournament. As champions, NC State earned the ACC's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA tournament.

## Seeds

All 15 ACC teams participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Tiebreakers |
| 1 | North Carolina | 17–3 | |
| 2 | Duke | 15–5 | |
| 3 | Virginia | 13–7 | |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 12–8 | |
| 5 | Wake Forest | 11–9 | 2–0 vs. Clemson and Syracuse |
| 6 | Clemson | 11–9 | 2–1 vs. Syracuse and Wake Forest |
| 7 | Syracuse | 11–9 | 0–3 vs. Clemson and Wake Forest |
| 8 | Virginia Tech | 10–10 | 1–1 vs. Florida State; 1–1 vs. Virginia |
| 9 | Florida State | 10–10 | 1–1 vs. Virginia Tech; 0–1 vs. Virginia |
| 10 | NC State | 9–11 | |
| 11 | Boston College | 8–12 | |
| 12 | Notre Dame | 7–13 | 2–0 vs. Georgia Tech |
| 13 | Georgia Tech | 7–13 | 0–2 vs. Notre Dame |
| 14 | Miami | 6–14 | |
| 15 | Louisville | 3–17 | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Tuesday, March 12 |||||||
| Opening day | 1 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 12 Notre Dame vs. No. 13 Georgia Tech | 84–80 | ACCN | 7,523 |
| Opening day | 2 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 10 NC State vs. No. 15 Louisville | 94–85 | ACCN | 7,523 |
| Opening day | 3 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 11 Boston College vs. No. 14 Miami | 81–65 | ACCN | 7,523 |
| Second round – Wednesday, March 13 |||||||
| 1 | 4 | noon | No. 8 Virginia Tech vs. No. 9 Florida State | 76–86 | ESPN | 9,920 |
| 1 | 5 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 5 Wake Forest vs. No. 12 Notre Dame | 72–59 | ESPN | 9,920 |
| 2 | 6 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 7 Syracuse vs. No. 10 NC State | 65–83 | ESPN2 | 13,445 |
| 2 | 7 | 9:30 p.m. | No. 6 Clemson vs. No. 11 Boston College | 55–76 | ESPNU | 13,445 |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14 |||||||
| 3 | 8 | noon | No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 9 Florida State | 92–67 | ESPN | 14,920 |
| 3 | 9 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 4 Pittsburgh vs. No. 5 Wake Forest | 81−69 | ESPN2 | 14,920 |
| 4 | 10 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 2 Duke vs. No. 10 NC State | 69−74 | ESPN | 17,627 |
| 4 | 11 | 9:30 p.m. | No. 3 Virginia vs. No. 11 Boston College | 66−60$^{OT}$ | ESPN | 17,627 |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 15 |||||||
| 5 | 12 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 4 Pittsburgh | 72–65 | ESPN | 18,722 |
| 5 | 13 | 9:30 p.m. | No. 3 Virginia vs. No. 10 NC State | 65–73$^{OT}$ | ESPN2 | 18,722 |
| Championship – Saturday, March 16 |||||||
| 6 | 14 | 8:30 p.m. | No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 10 NC State | 76–84 | ESPN | 19,218 |
| Game times in EDT. Rankings denote tournament seed. |||||||

## Bracket

| First round Tuesday, March 12 | First round Tuesday, March 12 | First round Tuesday, March 12 | Second round Wednesday, March 13 | Second round Wednesday, March 13 | Second round Wednesday, March 13 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 14 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 14 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 14 | | | Semifinals Friday, March 15 | Semifinals Friday, March 15 | Semifinals Friday, March 15 | Championship Saturday, March 16 | Championship Saturday, March 16 | Championship Saturday, March 16 |
| | | | | | | 1 | North Carolina | 92 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Virginia Tech | 76 | 9 | Florida State | 67 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Florida State | 86 | | | | | | 1 | North Carolina | 72 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Pittsburgh | 65 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Pittsburgh | 81 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Wake Forest | 72 | 5 | Wake Forest | 69 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Notre Dame | 84 | 12 | Notre Dame | 59 | | | | | | | | 1 | North Carolina | 76 |
| 13 | Georgia Tech | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 10 | NC State | 84 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Duke | 69 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Syracuse | 65 | 10 | NC State | 74 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | NC State | 94 | 10 | NC State | 83 | | | | | | 10 | NC State | 73$^{OT}$ | | | |
| 15 | Louisville | 85 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Virginia | 65 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Virginia | 66$^{OT}$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Clemson | 55 | 11 | Boston College | 60 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Boston College | 81 | 11 | Boston College | 76 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Miami | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Game summaries
### First round

* ACCN
* March 12 2:00 p.m.
* Report
No. 12 Notre Dame 84, No. 13 Georgia Tech 80 :
| Scoring by half: 45−35, 39−45 |||
| Pts: Braeden Shrewsberry, 23 Rebs: Kebba Njie, 9 Asts: Markus Burton, 8 | Pts: Naithan George, 24 Rebs: Baye Ndongo, 7 Asts: Naithan George, 7 |
* Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. Attendance: 7,523 Referees: Bert Smith Raymie Styons Jemel Spearman
* ACCN
* March 12 4:30 p.m.
* Report
No. 10 NC State 94, No. 15 Louisville 85 :
| Scoring by half: 45−46, 49−39 |||
| Pts: Casey Morsell, 25 Rebs: Jayden Taylor, 8 Asts: tied, 3 | Pts: Skyy Clark, 36 Rebs: Brandon Huntley-Hatfield, 7 Asts: Brandon Huntley-Hatfield, 4 |
* Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. Attendance: 7,523 Referees: Lee Cassell Mark Schnur Jerry Heater
* ACCN
* March 12 7:00 p.m.
* Report
No. 11 Boston College 81, No. 14 Miami 65 :
| Scoring by half: 47–32, 34–33 |||
| Pts: Quinten Post (30) Rebs: Quinten Post (13) Asts: tied (3) | Pts: tied (18) Rebs: Norchad Omier (13) Asts: Bensley Joseph (4) |
* Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. Attendance: 7,523 Referees: Ted Valentine Tommy Morrissey Justin Porterfield

### Second round

* ESPN
* March 13 12:00 p.m.
* Report
No. 8 Virginia Tech 76, No. 9 Florida State 86 :
| Scoring by half: 37−36, 39−48 |||
| Pts: Sean Pedulla, 24 Rebs: Tyler Nickel, 7 Asts: Sean Pedulla, 5 | Pts: Jamir Watkins, 34 Rebs: Jamir Watkins, 11 Asts: Jalen Warley, 4 |
* Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. Attendance: 9,920 Referees: Jamie Luckie A.J. Desai Jerry Heater
* ESPN
* March 13 2:30 p.m.
* Report
No. 5 Wake Forest 72, No. 12 Notre Dame 59 :
| Scoring by half: 40−34, 32−25 |||
| Pts: Kevin Miller, 17 Rebs: Andrew Carr, 11 Asts: Efton Reid III, 5 | Pts: Markus Burton, 21 Rebs: Carey Booth/Kebba Njie, 6 Asts: Markus Burton, 3 |
* Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. Attendance: 9,920 Referees: Ron Groover Tommy Morrissey Justin Porterfield
* ESPN2
* March 13 7:00 p.m.
* Report
No. 7 Syracuse 65, No. 10 NC State 83 :
| Scoring by half: 32–35, 33–48 |||
| Pts: Judah Mintz (21) Rebs: Maliq Brown (11) Asts: Quadir Copeland/Judah Mintz (4) | Pts: Jayden Taylor (18) Rebs: Mohamed Diarra (14) Asts: Mohamed Diarra (6) |
* Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. Attendance: 13,445 Referees: Roger Ayers Tony Henderson Jemel Spearman
* ESPNU
* March 13 9:30 p.m.
* Report
No. 6 Clemson 55, No. 11 Boston College 76 :
| Scoring by half: 28–40, 27–36 |||
| Pts: PJ Hall (21) Rebs: Joseph Girard III (7) Asts: Ian Schieffelin (4) | Pts: Claudell Harris Jr. (27) Rebs: Quinten Post (8) Asts: Quinten Post (7) |
* Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. Attendance: 13,445 Referees: Bill Covington Clarence Armstrong Mark Schnur

### Quarterfinals

* ESPN
* March 14 12:00 p.m.
* Report
No. 1 North Carolina 92, No. 9 Florida State 67 :
| Scoring by half: 46−30, 46−37 |||
| Pts: R. J. Davis, 18 Rebs: Armando Bacot/Harrison Ingram, 10 Asts: Elliot Cadeau, 6 | Pts: Primo Spears, 17 Rebs: Baba Miller/Jamir Watkins, 4 Asts: Jamir Watkins, 5 |
* Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. Attendance: 14,920 Referees: Lee Cassell Tommy Morrissey A.J. Desai
* ESPN2
* March 14 2:30 p.m.
* Report
No. 4 Pittsburgh 81, No. 5 Wake Forest 69 :
| Scoring by half: 38–26, 43–43 |||
| Pts: Ishmael Leggett, 30 Rebs: Ishmael Leggett, 7 Asts: Jaland Lowe, 5 | Pts: Cameron Hildreth, 23 Rebs: Andrew Carr, 9 Asts: Hunter Sallis, 4 |
* Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. Attendance: 14,920 Referees: Roger Ayers Bert Smith Tony Henderson
* ESPN
* March 14 7:00 p.m.
* Report
No. 2 Duke 69, No. 10 NC State 74 :
| Scoring by half: 32–35, 37–39 |||
| Pts: Kyle Filipowski, 28 Rebs: Kyle Filipowski, 14 Asts: Tyrese Proctor, 5 | Pts: DJ Horne, 18 Rebs: Mohamed Diarra, 16 Asts: D. J. Burns/Michael O'Connell, 4 |
* Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. Attendance: 17,627 Referees: Ron Groover Bill Covington Clarence Armstrong
* ESPN
* March 14 9:30 p.m.
* Report
No. 3 Virginia 66, No. 11 Boston College 60 (OT) :
| Scoring by half: 29–35, 28–22 Overtime: 3–9 |||
| Pts: Jacob Groves, 15 Rebs: Jacob Groves, 11 Asts: Reece Beekman, 11 | Pts: Quinten Post, 23 Rebs: Quinten Post, 13 Asts: Jaeden Zackery, 5 |
* Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. Attendance: 17,627 Referees: Ted Valentine Jamie Luckie Raymie Styons

### Semifinals

* ESPN
* March 15 7:00 p.m.
* Report
No. 1 North Carolina 72, No. 4 Pittsburgh 65 :
| Scoring by half: 33−35, 39−30 |||
| Pts: R. J. Davis (25) Rebs: Armando Bacot (11) Asts: Seth Trimble (4) | Pts: Bub Carrington (24) Rebs: Guillermo Diaz Graham (7) Asts: Jaland Lowe (4) |
* Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. Attendance: 18,722 Referees: Ted Valentine Ron Groover Mark Schnur
* ESPN2
* March 15 9:30 p.m.
* Report
No. 3 Virginia 65, No. 10 NC State 73 (OT) :
| Scoring by half: 29–29, 29–29 Overtime: 7–15 |||
| Pts: Isaac McKneely (23) Rebs: Ryan Dunn/Jordan Minor (9) Asts: Reece Beekman (11) | Pts: D. J. Burns (19) Rebs: Mohamed Diarra (12) Asts: Michael O'Connell (3) |
* Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. Attendance: 18,722 Referees: Roger Ayers A.J. Desai Tony Henderson

### Final

* ESPN
* March 16 8:30 p.m.
* Report
No. 1 North Carolina 76, No. 10 NC State 84 :
| Scoring by half: 40–39, 36–45 |||
| Pts: R. J. Davis (30) Rebs: Armando Bacot (12) Asts: Elliot Cadeau (8) | Pts: DJ Horne (29) Rebs: Mohamed Diarra (14) Asts: D. J. Burns (7) |
* Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. Attendance: 19,218 Referees: Lee Cassell Bert Smith Bill Covington Jr.

## Awards and honors

2024 ACC Men's Basketball All-Tournament Teams :
| First Team | Second Team |
| D. J. Burns, NC State (MVP) D. J. Horne, NC State Michael O'Connell, NC State Armando Bacot, North Carolina R. J. Davis, North Carolina | Mohamed Diarra, NC State Bub Carrington, Pittsburgh Ishmael Leggett, Pittsburgh Reece Beekman, Virginia Quinten Post, Boston College |